quotations about partisanship
It is not the principled partisan, however obnoxious he may seem to his opponents, who degrades our public debate, but the preening, self-styled statesman who elevates compromise to a first principle.
TOM DELAY
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CNN, June 9, 2006
There's never a perfect bipartisan bill in the eyes of a partisan.
BILL CLINTON
The Economist, December 18, 2010
As long as partisanship is communicated openly, as in formally stated endorsements of political candidates or in editorials and commentaries, it is a legitimate way to exercise press freedom and contribute to diversity in the media system.
GIANPIETRO MAZZOLENI
The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication
Think of it this way: partisanship at least gives our elected officials something to do--and keeping them busy keeps them in the public eye where we can keep an eye on them.
MARK DOUGLAS
Believing Aloud: Reflections on Being Religious in the Public Square